Not only is Kate Middleton's doting mother Carole expected to be in the delivery room at St. Mary's Hospital in the private Lindo wing when her daughter gives birth, the grandmother-to-be may be getting hands-on in the process and even help deliver the baby, E! News reports.
In Marcia Moody's new book, "Kate: A Biography," the author details Carole Middleton's experience in midwifery training when she spent time at British Airways' Cranebank Training Centre in West London in 1976. Carole was taught what to do in a variety of airplane emergencies, including what to do if a woman goes into labor.
"They were taught how to be good listeners, how to maintain good eye contact and always have a smile on their face," Moody wrote. "Many people commented on how composed the Middletons were at the royal wedding and it struck me that Carole's training provided exactly the right sort of skillset you might need to be a member of the Royal Family. I'm sure part of it has rubbed off on Kate."
With his wife in London while the final hours inch closer to the end of Middleton's pregnancy and the start of her due date (anywhere from today to July 13 is expected), husband Prince William plans on taking part in a charity polo match this weekend with brother Prince Harry in Gloucestershire.
"Prince Harry is definitely planning on attending," a source told E! News. "As far as William, he will be there if he can, but obviously if Kate goes into labor, he will be with her."
While Middleton may be a bit lonely with her husband on military and royal duty, as the Duke of Cambridge is currently stationed in Wales as a Royal Air Force Search and Rescue pilot, she has no shortage of people around her or things to do to prepare for the arrival of the future prince or princess. The Duchess has made last-minute shopping trips for the royal nurseries (neutral herringbone brown is the main color of choice for the palette), and is safely enclosed in Kensington Palace while waits to go into labor.
Like her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana, the Duchess plans on giving birth naturally barring complications. St. Mary's Hospital has reccommended she bring her "maternity notes and birth plan" along with a dressing gown, nursing bras and outfits for she and her baby to wear home.
As for the sex of the baby, which has been kept top secret by the royals, some have suggested that the Duke and Duchess are waiting until the baby is born to find out.
